V Square Quantitative Management LLC Invests $1.49 Million in Workday, Inc. $WDAY

V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 6,917 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,486,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of WDAY. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Workday by 230.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,005 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,033,000 after buying an additional 2,792 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Workday by 12.1% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,142 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $2,602,000 after purchasing an additional 1,206 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in Workday by 211.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 187 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Workday in the 2nd quarter valued at about $281,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Workday in the 2nd quarter valued at about $700,000. 89.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Workday

In other Workday news, CFO Zane Rowe sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total transaction of $769,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 217,930 shares in the company, valued at $27,942,984.60. This trade represents a 2.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, major shareholder David A. Duffield sold 107,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.60, for a total transaction of $13,932,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 105,049 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,614,350.40. This trade represents a 50.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 880,729 shares of company stock valued at $119,321,632. 19.31% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Workday News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Workday this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Workday formed a partnership with OnePay to integrate financial‑wellbeing features into Workday Wellness and Enhanced Direct Deposit Switching — a product tie‑in that can deepen adoption of Workday’s HR/financial platform. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Channel consolidation: UST’s acquisition of Intecrowd (a Workday partner) could expand implementation capacity and accelerate deployments across the Workday ecosystem. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market write‑ups are highlighting WDAY’s recent price pullback from earlier highs and comparing it with broader tech moves — useful context but not new company fundamentals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: AI competition: Anthropic unveiled “Managed Agents,” a hosted service for long‑running AI tasks — headlines tied to this announcement are being cited as a catalyst for WDAY weakness as investors reassess AI winners/losers. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider/major‑holder selling: Founder David Duffield sold ~107,500 shares (pre‑arranged 10b5‑1 plan) and several executives (CFO Zane Rowe, Gerrit Kazmaier, Robert Enslin) reported modest 10b5‑1 or tax‑related sales — the volume and timing add near‑term supply and weigh on sentiment even if preplanned. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Executive changes and negative media commentary (coverage noting WDAY as a Nasdaq laggard) have amplified selling pressure; some stories referenced a CTO exit and critical analyst/media takes. Read More.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on WDAY shares. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Workday from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $155.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of Workday from $200.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Workday from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 28th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Workday in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on shares of Workday from $230.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $199.71.

Workday Trading Down 6.5%

Shares of WDAY stock opened at $119.17 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $141.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $193.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The company has a market capitalization of $30.63 billion, a PE ratio of 46.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.14. Workday, Inc. has a 12-month low of $117.76 and a 12-month high of $276.00.

Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The software maker reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.52 billion. Workday had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 13.37%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.92 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Workday, Inc. will post 2.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Workday Profile

Workday, Inc (NASDAQ: WDAY) is a provider of cloud-based enterprise applications focused on human capital management (HCM) and financial management. Founded in 2005 by Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri following their tenure at PeopleSoft, the company develops software-as-a-service solutions that help organizations manage workforce and financial processes in a unified, cloud-native environment. Workday’s platform emphasizes continuous updates, data security, and a configurable architecture aimed at large and mid-sized enterprises.

The company’s product portfolio centers on Workday Human Capital Management and Workday Financial Management, with additional offerings for payroll, talent management, workforce planning and analytics.